Is Summer a boy or girl name?
Summer is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,065 girls and 8 boys were named Summer, so 99.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 89,577 US babies named Summer were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,723
- Girl rank, 2024
- #142
- Babies named Summer since 1918
- 89,577
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 2,558 babies
Boys and girls named Summer, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 384 | 100% |
| 1970s | 58 | 9,032 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 58 | 12,170 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 29 | 18,806 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 40 | 22,195 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 47 | 16,898 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 13 | 9,684 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,723 | 2,065 | #142 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,970 | #141 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,875 | #152 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,817 | 1,960 | #141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,814 | #151 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,639 | #178 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,553 | #199 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,621 | 1,411 | #219 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,952 | 1,604 | #202 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,450 | 1,692 | #193 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,685 | 1,780 | #182 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,734 | #186 |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,950 | 1,781 | #175 |
| 2011 | 5 | #14,073 | 1,817 | #173 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,887 | #163 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,902 | #174 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,958 | #169 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,252 | #159 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,261 | #152 |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,098 | 2,411 | #140 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,441 | 2,333 | #140 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 2,212 | #153 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,213 | #151 |
| 2001 | 7 | #9,107 | 2,314 | #142 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,339 | #145 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,582 | 2,337 | #136 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,558 | #131 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,480 | #131 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,484 | 2,345 | #137 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,124 | #153 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,238 | #141 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,573 | 1,617 | #180 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #254 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,451 | 984 | #286 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #271 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 910 | #288 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 986 | #258 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,841 | 1,042 | #247 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,271 | 1,127 | #230 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #226 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,659 | 1,212 | #215 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,845 | 1,166 | #216 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,303 | 1,262 | #211 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,420 | 1,544 | #179 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,884 | 1,754 | #159 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,799 | 1,861 | #150 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,200 | 1,917 | #143 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,347 | 2,447 | #119 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,454 | 1,072 | #227 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 785 | #299 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 314 | #537 |
| 1973 | 6 | #5,015 | 184 | #753 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 197 | #725 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 156 | #866 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,176 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,266 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,702 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,727 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,053 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,242 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,104 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,978 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,905 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,997 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,293 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,510 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,954 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,288 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,616 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,403 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,879 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,571 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,959 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Summer reached #2,347 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #119 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Summer
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.